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D. A. URIE MACHINE FOR ATTACHING COLOR CHIPS T0 CARDS Filed August 28, 1924 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented June 1, 1926.

DAVID A. URIE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

MACHINE F03, ATTACI-IING COLOR CHIPS T0 CARDS.

Application filed August 28, 1924. Serial NO. 734,645.

my invention has to do with the attaching of prepared color chips to such sample cards. Such cards usually carry quite a number of color chips arranged in symmetrically disposed rows. and obviously it is desirable that the work of attaching the chips to the cards be done neatly, so that the cards will present an attractive appearance; at the same time,

it is necessary that the work be done expeditiously and inexpensively, as large numbers of such sample cards are distributed gratuitously by paint manufacturers, and their cost must be taken into consideration in fixing the price of the paint.

The object of my present invention is to provide an improved machine for attaching color chips to sample cards which will operate almost entirely automatically to apply a suitable adhesive to the cardat the points where the chips are to be attached to it, and then will apply the chips to the card over the points where the adhesive has been placed,producing a finished sample card on which the chips are neatly and accurately arranged in symmetrically-disposed rows, with a minimum of labor on the part of the operator. I accomplish this object as illustrated in the drawings and as hereinafter described. What I regard as new is set forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the form in which I prefer to embody my improvements i Fig. 1 is an end elevation of my improved machine showing in full lines the position the parts occupy at the beginning of operations, and in dotted lines the two operative positions of the platen which carries the cards to which the chips are to be attached; Fig. 2 is apartial front view, some parts being in section;

Fig. 3 is a plan view, one end portion of the platen being; broken away;

Fig. 4 is a detail, showing in perspective a portion of one of the devices for applying adhesive to the cards;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view of one of the sample cards having the color chips attached thereto;

Fig. 6 is a partial vertical cross-section on line 6 6 of Fig. 3; i

Fig. 7 is a detail, illustrating the device for controlling the position of the rack which holds the cards in place on the platen;

Fig. 8 is a partial vertical section on line s s of Fig. 1;

Fig. 9 is a horizontal section on line 9-9 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 10 is a partial vertical cross-section on line 1010 of Fig. 9; and i Fig. 11 is a partial vertical cross-section on line 1111 of Fig. 9.

My improved machine comprises a suitable support in the form of a stand or table having sidemembers which serve as rails on I which a platen-carrying frame is arranged totravel back and forth. At the rear of the stand, and extending transversely of the path traveled. by the[platen-supporting frame, is a tank or receptacle adapted to contain a suitable adhesive in liquid form, such as liquid glue. In this tank are mounted a. number of pads'correspon'ding in number and position to the number and position of the chips to be attached to the card, and these pads are supported so that they may be projected upwardly to apply glue to the cards as hereinafter described. At the front of the stand are a number of chip holders inform of "rectangular compartments or pockets, each adapted to contain a pile or stack of prepared color chips, such chip-holding compartments corresponding in number and position to the number and position of the glued points on the cards. Associated with the chip holders are a number of plungers arranged to be moved vertically to lift the piles of chips so as to apply the uppermost chip in each compartment to an overlying card. The cards to which chips are to be applied are placed on the platen above referred to, which is in the form of a board hinged to the platen-sup 'por'tm frame so that it may be turned either into an approximately upright post tion, or may be swung down to a horizontal position, at which time it is in alinement with the platen-supporting frame. When in its horizontal position the platen may he slid back and forth over the stand to carry the cards eitherover the glue containing pan or over the chip holders. l/Vhen the platen is turned down to its horizontal position, the cards are on its under side, and consequent- 1y by moving the platen rearwardly to bring the cards carried by it over the glue applying pads, and projecting said pads upwardly into engagement with the outermost card, glue willbe applied to such card at the points at which it is desired to afiix chips to it. As the glue-applying pads are properly spaced in the machine, the glue is necessarily applied at the proper points. After the glue has been a )plied, the platen is slid forward to carry tie card's over the chip holders which are so located that the several chip-holding compartments register with the places at which glue has been applied to the card. The plungers underneath the piles of chips are then projected upwardly, moving the uppermost chip in each compartment into engagement with-the card over the glued points thereon, thereby affixing such chips to the card. It will be un derstood, of course, that thechips are placed in the holders with the color side down, so that when applied to the card the color side will be exposed. After the chips have been applied the platen is swung upwardlyto its inoperative position, so that the finished card can be removed. In connection with the platen I provide means for holding the cards on it when it is swung up and down, and also when it is in its operative or horizontal position.

With this brief description of the general nature of my improved machine, I shall now describe in detail the embodiment of my invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings. As therein shown, the operating parts are supported ona suitable stand comprising four standards or legs, which, at their upper endsgcarry a rectangular horizontally-disposed frame 12, the general shape of which is best shown in Fig. 3, and near their lower ends carry a platform 13 on which some of themechanism is mounted. The general arrangement of these parts is best shown in Fig. 1, which the standards at one end of the machine areshown and are marked respectivelyl l, 15. The several standards are suitably connected and braced by rods 16, 17 shown in Figs. 1 and 2, by end bars 18, 19, and by front and rear bars 20, 21, 22, 23. The platform 13 is supported bythe bars 20-and '22, as shown in Fig. 9. It will be understood of course that the arrangement of these parts is optional, as the stand may be constructed in any suitable way to adapt it to support the operating parts of the machme. The frame 12at the upper ends of the supporting standards comprises end members 24, 25, between which, at the rear portion of the machine, is supported a rectangular tank 26 which extends entirely across the machine, as shown in Figs. 3 and 6. This tank is adapted to contain liquid glue or some other suitable adhesive, and is open at the top. Near the front of the frame 12 at opposite ends of the machine are two adjustable supports 27, 28 in the form of bars which extend fore and aft and bear against the end members 2 1, 25 by means of interposed blocks 29, 30 provided at the end portions of said supports and.

lying between said supports and the frame members 24-, 25. The supports 27, 28 are adjustable fore and aft by means of adjusting screws 31, 32 which are mounted in threaded bearings in plates 33, 3 1 at the front of the machine and extend through a front cross-bar 35 into engagement'with the frontblocks 29, 30'. At their inner ends the adjusting screws 31, 32 are provided with nuts 36, 37 which bear against the inner faces of angle-iron face plates 38, 39 carried by said blocks. The adjusting screws 31, 32 extend loosely through said face plates, but are held against endwise movement relatively thereto. It will be evident that by rotating the adjusting screws in unison the supports 27, 28 may be moved back and forth along the side members 2 1, 25 to adjust the position of the chip holders, as will be hereinafter more fully explained. The supports 27, 28 are locked in their different positions of adjustment by means of bolts 40, 41 carried by said supports and extending outwardly therefrom through the side members 2 1, 25, which are provided with slots 12 for the passage of said bolts, as shown in Fig. 1. Vfing nuts 13, 1 1 screwed on the outer ends of said bolts serve as means for drawing the supports 27, 28 toward the side members 2 1, 25, respectively, thereby clamping them in position. As best shown in Fig. 3, on their inner faces the supports 27, 28 are provided with vertically extending ribs 15, 16 which are adapted to fit in grooves in the end members 17, 18 of a chip-holding till 19 which, as shown in said figure, is in the form of a rectangular frame comprising the end members 47, -18 and side members 50, 51. The side members 50, 51 are provided at or near their lower margins with inwardly projecting flanges 52, 53, as shown in Figs. 3 "and 6. These flanges are designed to support the chip holders-54:, which are in the form of rectangular boxes the length of which is equal to the distance between the side members 50, 51, as shown in Fig. 3. Each of these holders is divided into a number of compartments 55, each of suitable size to receive a pile of color chips and hold them in position. The till 49 is of, suitable dimensions to contain a number 01. the chip holders, which are properly spaced apart and are held in position by bolts 56 which extend across the rack 49 through the side members 50, 51 and serve as means for drawing said side members together to clamp the chip holders between them. These bolts 56 are provided at their inner ends with nuts 57 for this purpose.

As best shown in Fig. 6, the chip-holding compartn'ients 55 are open at the top and bottom, and mounted to move vertically in each of said compartn'ients is a plunger 58 adapted to support the stack of chips therein and to move such stack vertically. As best shown in Fig. 2, each of these plungers comprises a head 59 and a shank 60 somewhat narrower than the head, and the chip holders are provided at their lower ends with retaining plates 61 which extendunder the heads 59 of the plungers and prevent them from dropping out of the compartments. The shanks 60 of the several plungers normally extend some distance below the chip holders, as shown in Figs. 2 and 6, and at their lower ends they are provided with springs 62 which rest on a horizontal table 63 carried by parallel side bars 6 1, 65, as shown in Figs. 2 and 6. Said side bars are provided with rollers 66 at their ends, which rollers rest in the loops of a pair of chains 67, 68, the arrangementof which is shown in said figures. It will be noted that said chains extend longitudinally of the machine, that is to say, parallel with the front side thereof, and at one end they are permanently connected to the support 27 in any suitable way, as by means of lugs 69 shown in Fig. 2. The other or free ends of said chains travel over sprocket wheels 70, shown in dotted lines in 2, mounted on a shaft 71 suitably journaled in brackets 72, 73 secured to the frame 12 in any suitable way. At its front end the shaft 71 is provided with a spur wheel 74: adapted to be engaged by a dog 75 pivoted at 76 to the front bar 35, and provided with a knob 77 by which it may be conveniently moved. The dog 75 serves to hold the wheel 74 against rotation, thereby preventing rotation of the shaft 71 and the sprocket wheels carried by it, but by moving said dog out of operative position the shaft 71 may be rotated to take up or let out the slack of the chains 67, (38. As best shown in Fig. 2, the table 63 is supported in the loops oi? said chains, by the adjustment of which it may besupported at a greater or less distance below the chipholding rack, thereby varying the normal height of the plungers 58 in the chip-holding compartments. As will be hereinafter explained, the purpose of this arrangement 80 supported by the end bars 18, 19, and

near its lower end is provided with a pulley 81, shown in Fig. 2. Around this pulley travels a chain or link belt 82, one end oi which is pivotally connected with a wrist pin 83 carried by a disc 8% that is mounted on and rotates with a shaft 85, best shown in Figs. 2 and 9. As shown in the latter figure, the shaft is mounted in. suitable bearings in brackets 86, 87 mounted on the platform The chain 82. passes under the pul ley 81 and up over a sprocket wheel 88,

mounted on a shaft 89 suitably supported by one of the cross-bars of theframe, as 21.- The latter shait also carries a spur wheel 90 with which cooperates a dog 91, similar to the dog 7 5, and pivoted at 92 to said crossbar 21, as shown in Fig. 2. The arrangement is such that by adjusting the spur wheel 90 the slack of the chain 82 may be taken up to adjust the normal position of the plate 7 9. Obviously by rotating the disc 8% the bight of the chain 82 in which the pulley 81 rests will be moved alternately up and down, since the opposite end of said chain is, held in fixed position by the engagement of the dog 91 with the spur wheel 90. The result is that the plunger 78 will be reciprocated vertically. The parts are preferably adjusted so that when-the chip holders are full'o'l chips, at which time the plungers 58 are in their lowermost positions,

the table 63 will be supported at a point far enough below the chip-holding rack so that the springs 62 under the several plungers will bear lightly on the upper surface of said table, and said table will be supported a short distance from the plunger head 79. By then rotating the disc 84, which is accomplished in a manner which will behereinafter described, the lower end of the chain 82 is taken up, thereby niioving the plunger 78 upwardly so that its head engages the table 63 and carries it up with it. The ups ward movement of the table 63, tl'irough the springs ('32, applies yielding upward thrust to the'lower ends 01"" the plungers 58, thereby moving the stacks of chips upward. At the end of a half revolution ofthe disc 84 the plunger 78 recedes, permitting the table 63 and the, (rhipqnoving plungers to drop back to their initial position. This cycle of operations may be repeated as often de" sired until the stacks of chips are used'up.

The movement of the chip-supporting plungers 58 necessary to apply the chips to the cards is comparatively slight, but manifestly, in the absence of means for compen' sating for the diminishing height of the stacks of chips incident to the consumption thereof, it would be necessary to gradually increase'thc stroke of the chip-supporting plungers in order to carry the uppermost chips into engagement with the card, as hereinafter described, and such compensation is provided by the construction described, since by taking up on the chains 67, 68 as the chips are used up the normal position of the table 63 may be gradually raised to coinpensate for removal of the chips from the stacks, thereby correspondingly raising the normal position of the plungers 58, with the result that the stroke of said plungcrs may be maintained substantially uniform regardless of the number of chips in the several stacks. This is quite important, as if the heads of the chip-supporting plungers were always returned to the lower ends of the chip-holding compartments, when the stacks of chips became reduced in height to a considerable extent, the plungers would have to move a considerable distance in order to lift the chips high enough to apply the uppermost ones to the card, and when the plungers receded again to the lower ends of the compartments the chips would have to drop back with them, with the result that the uppermost chips would be apt to turn edgewise in the compartments and consequently on the next stroke of the plungers they would be crumpled up and would not be properly applied to the cards. The danger of this is avoided by my construction, s nce the plungers may be so adjusted that only a slight movement of them is necessary to do their work, and therefore the position of the chips in the compartments is not disturbed. In like manner the normal position of the plunger head 79 may be adjusted vertically by adjusting the chain 82 by means of the spur wheel 90. The plunger head 79 may accordingly be set so that the distance between it and the table 63 when both are retracted will be substantially constant, and as the length of stroke of the plunger 78 is also substantially constant, the pressure applied to the plungers 58 may be kept uniform notwithstanding vertical adjustment of the normal position of the latter plungers to compensate for the consumption of chips. The plunger head 79 is held in position and guided by means of guide rods 93 which project downwardly from its end portions and slide in bearing sleeves 94 mounted on the member 80, as best shown in Fig. 2. The mechanism for rotating the shaft 85 will be hereinafter described.

The glue-applying pads are operated in a manner similar to that in which the chips are projected upwardly. These pads, which are preferably in the form of rather thin metal plates set on edge, are arranged in rows of parallel pairs held in suitable holders adjustably mounted on an open rectangular frame or plunger head, as best shown in Figs. 3 and a, in which 95 indicates the pads, 96 the pad holders and 97 the plunger head or frame. As therein shown, the pads 95 are provided on their under margins with dove tail lugs 98 which fit in a correspondingly shaped groove at the upper side of the holder 96, which is preferably a metal strip having its edges bent upward and inward, as best shown in Fig. i. The pads are arranged in pairs, the pads of each pair being spaced apart, and the several pairs being also spaced apart to correspond with the places at which the glue or other adhesive is to be applied to the cards. A number of the pad holders 96 are provided, corresponding in number to the chip holders, and said pad holders are clamped in proper relative posi tion to each other to a rectangular rack comprising end strips 99 and side strips 100, 101. The strips 100, 101 at each side margin of said rack are set a shortdistance apart,

providing a groove between them to receive bolts 102 by which the pad holders may be clamped to said strips, as illustrated in said figures. By this means the position of the pad holders may readily be adjusted. An intermediate strip 103 is preferably provided which extends under and supports said pad holders, as shown in Fig. 3. The pad holder rack is secured to the plunger head 97 in any suitable way, as by clamps 104, one of which is shown in Fig. 3. The plunger head 97 with the pads supported thereby is normally positioned in the glue containing tank 26 so that said pads are submerged in the glue, and therefore by lifting said plunger head to carry the upper margins of the pads into engagement with an overlying card, streaks of glue may be applied regularly to the card at the points where the chips are to be attached thereto. In the machine as illustrated two streaks of glue are provided for each card, but obviously if desired a single streak could be used, in which case the pads would not be arranged in pairs as de scribed, but a single pad would be provided for each chip.

For raising and lowering the plunger head 97 it is provided at its ends with plunger bars or straps 105, which are suitably se cured to the ends of the plunger head and extend up over the side members 2a, and then down at the ends of the stand, as shown in Figs. 1 and 8. Clips 106 secured to plates 107, which are attached to the side members 24, 25, serve as guides for the plunger bars 105 and hold them properly in position. As best shown in Fig. 1, the plunger bars ice 105 are provided at their lower ends with blocks 1.08 to which blocks 109 are connected by bolts 110. The blocks 109 have downwardly extending lugs 111 to receive bolts 112 by which said blocks are pivotally connected to thrust blocks 113, in each of which is mounted. a pair of rods 114; having nuts 115 at their upper ends. The rods 114 extend loosely through suitable hearings in the thrust blocks 113, and the. nuts 115 are placed above said blocks so that said rods may move telescopically with relation to said blocks. The lower ends of each pair of rods 1L1 are secured to a block 116 and held against endwise movement with relation thereto by nuts 117, 118 at opposite sides of said block. The block 116 is pivotally mounted between its ends on a wrist pin 119 carried by a disc 120 which is mounted upon and rotates with a shaft 121 best shown in Figs. 1 and 9. A similar arrangement is provided at both ends of the machine. Obviously when the discs 120 rotate the thrust rods 114- will be reciprocated vertically, and their upward thrust is transmitted to the blocks 113 with which they are connected, by means of springs 122 mounted on said rods between the block 113 and adjustable collars 123 secured to said rods. By this means a yielding connection is provided at each end of the machine by which the thrust of the rods 114- istransmitted to the plunger bars 105, which provides compensation for the varying thickness of the pile of cards carried by the platen, as will be hereinafter pointed out. The pivotal connection between the blocks 109 and 113 permits the thrust rods 11% to swinglaterally independently of the plunger bars 105 as the wrist pin 119 revolves about the shaft 121. The mechanism for rotating the shaft 121 will be hereinafter described.

The cards to which the color chips are to be attached, a part of one of which, having color chips attached thereto, is shown in Fig. 5 and indicated by the reference numeral 12 1, are carriedby a platen 125 which is preferably in the form of a board corresponding in length with the length of the frame 12 and of sufficient width to accom modate cards of a variety of sizes. This platen is hinged at its lower margin to the front margin of asliding frame 126, preferably in the form of a board, which extends across the machine from end to end and is slid-ab y supported on rails 127, 128 which extend over the side members 24, 25 of the frame 12 from end to end thereof, as best shown in 3. The frame 126 is provided at its ends with depending guides 129, 130 to hold it in proper position and prevent end-.

wise movement thereof. The arrangement is such that the frame 126- may be slid back and forth on the rails 127, 128, and the platen may either be swung down to a horizontal position in alinement with the frame 126, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, or may be swung up to an approximately upright but rearwardly inclined position, as shown in full lines in Fig. 1. When said platen is in its horizontal position, and is slid back as far as it will go, it then overlies the tank 26, whereas when it is slid forward as far as it will go it overlies the chip holders. To limit the rearward movement of the platen I provide stops 131, 132 at the rear ends of th rails 127, 128, best shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The forward movement of the platen is limited by the upper ends of the plates 33, 34: "which extend up into the path of the platei. for that purpose, as best shown in Fig. 1; It will be noted that the rails 127, 128 are cut away, as shown at 133, so as not to interi'ere with the vertical movement of the plunger bars 105 which extend through theopenings thus formed, and as the platen travels over the upper portions of said plunger bars, .it is provided with openings 134 so placed that when the platen is in its rearmost posi tion said openings will register with the cut away portions 133, and consequently the plunger bars 105 may then be projected upwardly through the platen, which is permissible since the platen is stationary while the glue is being applied to the cards. After this operation has taken place, the plunger bars drop down below the levelof the platen, so that the platen may then be drawn forward again.

On that face of the platen 125 that is lowermost when it is folded down to its hori zontal position are a series of stops 135 so placed as to support a bunch of cards in a fixed position with relation to. the platen, as shown in Fig. 2, and for the purpose of holding such cards in place, during the op eration of applying the chips thereto, at which time the platen is in its horizontal position with the cards on the under side extend up over the card-carrying"-surface of 1 the platen, and they are so spaced that when the platen is in operative position they'overlie the spaces between the chip-holders, and therefore do not interfere with the application of the chips to the card. hen the platen is in its inoperative or inclined position, shown in Figs. 1 and 2, thefingers 139 are not in contact with it, but lie far enough away from it to permit the cards to be readily applied to or removed from the platen.

lVhen, however, the platen is swung down towards its operative position, said fingers are automatically moved into engagement with the pile of cards and press them against the face of the platen, holding them there during the application of the adhesive and of the color chips thereto. These movements of the card-holding rack are automatically accomplished by providing the rock-shaft 136 with arms 140 which are rigidly connected therewith. and extend rearwardly therefrom at an angle to the platen, as shown in Fig. 1. Springs 141 carried at the back of the platen press against the arms 140 and tend to rock the rock-shaft 136 so as to move the fingers 139 into engagement with the cards on the platen, but when the platen is in its inclined position, shown in Fig. 1, the arms 140 engage lugs 142 carried by the frame 126 and are moved thereby toward the platen against the tension of the springs 141, thereby rocking the shaft 136 in a counter-clockwise direction as viewed in Fig. 1, and moving the fingers 139 away from the adjacent face of the platen, as shown in said figure. Obviously when the platen is swung to the leftfrom the position shown in said figure, the arms 140 are moved away from the lugs 142. and consequently the springs 141 rock the shaft 136 in a clockwise direction as viewed. in said figure, thereby moving the fingers 139 into engagement with the card-carrying face of the platen. The parts continue in this position until the chips have been applied to the outermost card and the platen is returned to its inclined position, whereupon the arms 140 are again engaged by the lugs 142 and the fingers 139 are consequently moved away from the pile of cards, permitting the removal of the one to which the chips have been attached. The platen 125 is preferably provided with a handle 143 for convenience in operating it.

The drivi g mechanism of the machine comprises an electric motor 144 mounted on the platform 13, on the armature shaft of which is a pinion 145 that meshes with a gear 146 mounted on a counter-shaft 147, as shown in Figs. 2 and 9. The countershaft 147 which is mounted in suitable bearings carried by brackets 148 supported on the platform 13, also carries a pinion 149 that meshes with a gear 150 secured to one end of a sleeve 151 that is loosely mounted on the shaft 85, as shown in Fig. 9. Said sleeve carries a bevel gear 152 which meshes with a bevel gear 153 carried by a sleeve 154 loosely mounted on the shaft 121. The latter shaft is mounted in suitable bearings 155 carried by the end bars 16, and also by an intermediate bearing 156 secured to the plat-- form 13, as shown in Fig. 9. From the foregoing description it will be seen that when the motor 144 is in operation through the.

speed reducing gearing described, it will drive the sleeves 151 and 154, but as said sleeves are loosely mounted on their respective shafts 85 and 121, said sleeves will rotate idly. In the operation of the machine it is desirable that the plunger mechanisms by which the adhesive is applied to the cards and the chips are attached to them be actuated once-when the cards are in proper position for those operations, and then stop, so that the operator can turn up the platen, remove the finished card, and return the platen to the position for the next operation. This is accomplished through the instrumentality of clutch mechanism which will now be described. As shown in Fig. 9, the sleeve 154 carries a disc clutch member 157 of the type having internal teeth 158, best shown in Fig. 10. Associated with the clutch member 157 is a clutch member 159 in the form of a disc which is secured upon the shaft 121 adjacent to the clutch member 157 and carries a pivot pin 160 on which is mounted a dog 161. Said dog is positioned so that by the rocking of the pin 160 it may move into or out of operative engagement with the teeth 158 of the clutch member 157. A spring 162 tends to move the dog 161 into engagement with said teeth, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 10. The pivot pin 160 also carries an arm 163 which extends outward beyond the periphery of the clutch member 157, as illustrated in Fig. 10. By means of this arm the dog 161 is automatically moved out of engagement with the clutch member 157 at the end of each cycle, as will presently be described.

.The arm 163 is actuated to move the dog 161 out of operative position by means of a stop 164 which is adapted to be projected into the path of said arm as it'rotates with the shaft 121 when the latter is driven by the clutch mechanism. The stop 164 is mounted in a suitable hearing at the upper end of a standard 165, and may be moved endwise in said bearing into and out of position to intercept the arm 163 by means of a rod 166. Preferably one end of the rod 166 forms the stop 164, but this is not essential. The rod 166 extends to one end of the stand where it is connected with one arm of a bellcrank lever 167 pivotally supported on the stand in any suitable way. The other arm of said lever is connected by a rod 163 with one arm 169 of a bell-crank lever 170 pivoted at 171 to the standard 15 near the upper end thereof, as shown in Fig. 1. The other arm 171 of said bell-crank lever projects upwardly into the path of a tripping arm 17 2 pivotally connected at 173 with the guide 129 which, as has been explained, is connected to the platen-supporting frame. The tripping arm 172 depends from said guide, the arrangement being such that, as viewed in Fig. 1, it is free to swing to the right of its vertical position, but is held against swinging to the left from such position. These parts are so arranged that when the platen-supporting frame is slid back toward the glue-applying position, just before it reaches that position the tripping arm 172 strikes the arm 171 of the bell-crank lever 170 and rocks it in a clockwise direction as viewed in Fig. 1. Through the connecting rod 168 and bell-crank lever 167 this moves the rod 166 to the right as viewed in.

' is restored to its normal position by gravity,

the weight of the rod 168 sulficing for that purpose. This also moves the rod 166 to the left as viewed in 9, and moves the stop 164. into position to intercept the arm 163 when it is carried around far enough by the rotation of the shaft 121. \Vhen said arm is intercepted by said stop. it rocks the pivot pin to move the dog 161 out of engagement with the teeth of the clutch member 157, whereupon the shaft 121 stops. To cushion the blow when the arm 163 strikes the stop 16 1-, said arm is provided with a leaf spring 17 i on its upper margin which is arranged so that it normally eX- tends at an angle to said arm, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 10. By this argement as the arm 163 comes around toward the stop 164.- the spring 174; strikes said stop first and absorbs the shock. This arrangen'ient also prevents ob ectionable chattering of the parts of the clutch when said members are disengaged. The bellcrank lever is not actuated when the platen is slid forward on the stand, since, as has been explained, the tripping arm 172 is free to swing to the right viewed in Fig. 1, and consequently when the platen is drawn forward said tripping arm rides over the arm 171.

The shaft 85, by the rotation of which the plunger 78- is actuated, is rotated in practically the same way as the shaft 121. As best shown in Fig. 9, a clutch member 175, similar to the clutch member 157, is

loosely mounted on said shaft and is con ne ed to rotate with the gear 150, so that it rotates continuously when the motor 1 1% is in operation. A clutch member 176 similar to the clutch member 159 cooperates with the clutch member and is provided with a dog (not shown) similar to' the dog Accordingly 161.v An arm 177 similar to the arm 163 cooperates with a stop 178 mounted in a standard 179 to accomplish the connection or disconnection of said clutch members. The stop 178 is controlled by a rod 180, best shown in F igs. 2 and 9, said rod being con nected with one of the arms of abell-crank lever 181 pivoted at 182-to a standard 1823 rising from one of the end members 18, as shown in Fig. 1. The other arm of said bell-crank lever is connected by a rod 18% with an arm 185 of a bell-crank lever 186 pivoted at 187 on the upper end portion of the standard lt. The other arm 188 of said bell-crank lever projects into the path of a tripping arm 189 pivoted at 190v to a bracket 191 secured to one end portion of the 1 platen 125 near the forward margin thereof, as shown in Fig. 1. Saidtrippmg arm is arranged so that, as viewed in Fig. 1, it is free to" swing to the left from its vertical position, but can not swing to the right from such position. Accordingly when the platen is drawn forward toward its position over the chip holders, just before it reaches such position the tripping arm 189 actuates the bell-crank lever 186 and thereby moves the stop 17 8 out of engagement with the arm 177. Accordingly the clutch members 175, 176 interlock and the shaft 85 with the disc 8 rotates. In this case also the shaft- 85 makes one revolution and then stops, as the clutch members are disengaged at the end of the cycle in the same way as that previously described. To prevent the shaft 121 from rotating too freely, I provide it with a strap brake 192 which extends over a disc or brake drum 193 mounted on and keyed to said shaft, as shown in Fig. 11. One end of said brake strap is connected with the platform 13 by means of an adjustable bolt 19 while the other end of said strap is connected by a spring 195 with a similar adjustable bolt 1%. The braking effect of the strap 192 may therefore be nicely regulated. A similar brake strap 197 is provided in connection with the disc 84, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2; In this case said disc itselfserves as the brake drum. To hold the platen against endwise movement when it is in its opentive position it is provided with lugs 198 on its card-carrying surface near its ends, as shown in Fig. 2, said lugs being arranged to project down beside the rails 127, 128, against the inner faces of which they bear lightly for that purpose.

. lVhile the operation of my improved ma chine has been described to some extent in connection with the foregoing description of the construction illustrated, a brief sum mary thereof may behelpful in making clear some of the advantages realized by my in'iprovements. At the beginning of operations the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 1,. the platen being then turned up into position to receive one or more blank cards. Preferably as many cards are placed on the platen as said lugs will accommodate at one time. The platen is then swung down to its horizontal position, so that the cards carried by it then lie on its under side and overlie the chip holders which have previously received their supply of prepared chips. As soon as the platen begins to swing down the card-retaining fingers 139 begin to move into operative position under the action of the springs 1 11, and when the arms rec move out of engagement with the lugs 1&2 the fingers 139 firmly hold the cards in position on the platen. \Vhen the platen reaches its horizontal position it will be at the front of the machine, as indicated by the dotted lines at the left of Fig. 1, and the tripping arm 189 will be at the left of the arm 188 of the bell-crank lever 186. Assuming that the motor 1 14 is in operation, the two clutch members 157 and 17 5 will he rotating idly, and the shafts 121 and 85 will not be in motion. The platen is then shoved back to the rear of the stand so as to bring the cards over the glue-applying pads, and just before they reach such position the tripping arm 172 will engage the arm 171 of the bell-crank lever 170 and actuate said lever, thereby connecting the clutch members 157 and 159 in the manner already described. Accordingly the shaft 121 will rotate, rotating the discs 120 and moving the thrust rods v11 1i upward. This lifts the plunger bars 105, thereby raising the plunger head 97 and moving the several glue pads up into e11- gagenient with the lowermost card. The plunger head 97 then descends and stops in its lowermost position, since, as has been explained, the shaft 121 makes one revolution and then stops. Glue having now been applied to the lowermost card, the platen is drawn forward, and just before the card is brought into position to receive the color chips the bell-crank lever 186 is actuated bythe tripper arm 189, thereby connecting clutch members 175, 176 and rotating the shaft 85 and disc 8st. This projects the plunger 78 upwardly, thereby raising the several chip-supporting plungers 58 so that the uppermost chip in each compartment is pressed up against the glued streaks on the card. The plungers then descend and are stopped in their normal position by the automatic disconnection of the clutch members 175, 176. The platen is then swung to its inclined position, where upon the fingers 139 are automatically moved out of engagement with the cards so that the finished card can be removed and the operation be repeated with the remaining cards. As the pile of cards on the platen constantly varies in thickness, owing to the removal of finished cards, it is desirable that means he provided to compensate for this variation so that the proper amountof glue will always be applied to the cards, and this is accomplished by means of the springs 1:22 and rods 114 which serve as equalizers to apply the pads to the cards with substantial uniform pressure under all conditions. The position of the several glue pads is readily adjustable not only as to the rows of pads, but also as to the position of the pads in the rows, so that the machine can easily be adjusted to turn out work in a variety of forms. So far as the chip holders are concerned, they may easily be adjusted with relation to each other, or the holders themselves may be removed and other holders put in place of them where color chips of different sizes are to be applied, or where the number of chips in a row is to be varied. Also the rack in which the chip holders are carried may be adjusted to obtain proper registration with the glue streaks, or to vary the position of the chips on the card. lVlien the chip holders are full of chips the plungers 58 are in their lowermost position, and accordingly the table 63 is set correspondingly low by adjusting the chains 67, 68. As the chips are used up the table 63 is gradually raised so as to hold the plungers 58 up far enough to compensate for the vacant space in the compartments, notwithstanding the fact that the plunger head 79 may drop quite a distance below said table when it recedes. This, as has been Xplained, prevents the chips from becoming disarranged in the compartments, and insures their proper application on the cards.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that my improved machine is practically entirely automatic in its operation, as the only thing that the operator has to do after seeing that the chip holders are supplied with chips, and that there is glue in the glue-holding tank, is to handle the cards, swing the platen into and out of its operative position, and slide it back and forth on the stand.

While I have described specifically the illustrated embodiment of my invention, I wish it to be understood that the claims hereinafter made are not intended to be limited to the specific construction .shown and described, except in so far as they may be particularly directed to details of construct-ion.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A machine of the class described comprising. a suitable support, adhesive-applying means mounted thereon, a card-carrying platen movable on said support into and out of position over said adhesive-applying means, and means actuated by movement of said platen into such position for efiecting the operation of said adhesive-applying means to apply adhesive to a card carried by said platen.

A machine oi'ithe class described com prising a suitable support, adhesive-applying means mountedthereon, a card-carrying platen movable on said support into and out of position over said adhesive-applying means, and intermittently operating means actuated by movement of said platen into such position for effecting the operation of said adhesive-applying means to apply adhesive to a card carried by said platen.

S. A machine of the class described comprising a suitable support, reciprocating adhesive-applying means mounted thereon, a card-carrying platen movable on said support into and out of position over said adhesive-applying means, and means actuated by movement-Jot said platen into such position for effecting the operation of said adhesiveapplying means to apply adhesive to a card carried by said platen.

4. A machine of the class described comprising a suitable support, reciprocating adhesive-applying means mounted thereon, a card-carrying platen movable on said support into and out of position over said adhesive-applying means, and intermittently operating means actuated by movement of said platen into such position for efiecting the operation of said adhesive-applying means to apply-adhesive to a card carried by said platen.

5. A machine of theclass described comprising a suitable support, adhesive-applying means mounted thereon, a cardcarrying platen movable on said support into and out of position over said adhesive-applying means, means comprising intermittently operatingclutch mechanism for actuating said adhesive-applying means to apply adhesive to a card carried by said platen, and means actuated by movement of said platen into position over said adhesive-applying means for operatively connecting said clutch mechanism.

6. A machine of the class described comprising a suitable support, adhesive-applying means mounted thereon, a. card'carrying platen movable on said support into and out of position over said adl1esiveapplying means, means for actuating said adhesiveapplying means comprising a constantly rotating clutch member, and a normally stationary clutch member operatively connected with said adhesive-applying means, and means actuated by the movementof said platen into position over said adhesive-applying means for efiecting the connection of said clutch members.

'7.- A machine of the class described comprising a suitable'support, adhesive-applying means mounted thereon, a card-carrying platen movable on said support into and out of position over said adhesive-applying means, means for actuating said adhesiveapplying means comprising a constantly 1'01:

prising a suitable support, color-.chip-apply-,

ing means mounted thereon, a card-carrying platen movable on said support into and out of position over said color-chip-applying means, and means actuated by movement of said platen into such position for efi'ect-.

ing the operation of said color-chip-applying means to apply color chips to a card carried by said platen. g

9. A machine of the class described comprising a suitable support, color-chip-applying means mounted thereon, a card-carrying platen movable on said support into and out of position over said color-chip-applying means,and intermittently operating means actuated by movement of said platen into such position for eifecting the operation of said color-chip-applying means to apply color chips to a card carried by said platen.

- 10. A machine of the class described comprising a suitable support, reciprocating color-chip-applying means mounted thereon,

a card-carrying platen movable on said support into and out of position over said colorchip-applying means, and means actuated by movement of said platen into such position for effecting the operation of said colorchip-applying means to apply color chips to a card carried by said platen,

11.. A machine of the class described comprising a suitable support, reciprocating color-chip-applying means mounted thereon, a card-carrying platen movable on said sup port into and out of position over said color-chip-applying means, and intermittently operating means actuated by movement of said platen into such position for e-fi ecting the operation of said color-chipapplying means to apply color chips to a card carried by said platen. a

'12. A machine ofthe class described comprising a suitable support, color-chip-applying' means mounted thereon, a card-carrying platen movable on saidsupport into and out of position over said color -chip-applying means, means comprising intermittently operatin clutch mechanism for actuating said colorc ip-applying means to apply color chips to a card carried by said platen, and means actuated by movement of said platen into position over said color-chip-applying means for operatively connecting said clutch mechanism. a

13; A machine of the class described comprising a suitable suppo'rt, color-chip-applying means mounted thereon, a card-carrying platen movable on said support into and out of position over said color-chip-applying means, means for actuating said color-chipapplying means comprising a constantly rotat-ing clutch'member, a normally statlonary clutch member operatively connected With said color-chip-ap'plying means, and means actuated by the movement of said platen into position over-said color-chip-applying means for effecting theconnection of said clutch members.

.l hA machine of the class described comprising a suitable support, color-chip-applying means mounted thereon, a card-carrying platenmovable on'said-support 1 nto and out of position over said color-chip-applymg means, means for actuating said color-chipapplying means comprising a constantly rotating clutch member, a normally stationary clutch member operatively connected with said color-chip-applying means, and means actuated by the, movement-of said platen into position over said color-chip-a-pplying means for effecting the connection of said clutch members, and operating to disconnect said clutch members when they have made a complete. rotation.

15. A machine of the class described com prising a suitable support, adhesive-applying'means mounted thereon, color-clnp-applying means also mounted on said support, a c'ardcarrying platen movable on said support alternatively into position over said adhesive-applying means or over said colorchip-applying means, means actuated by movement-of said platen into position over said adhesive-applyingmeans for efifecting the operation of the latter means to apply adhesive to a card carried by said platen,

and means actuated .by movement of said platen into position over said color-chipapplying means for effecting the operation of the latter means to apply color chips to said card.

'16.' A machine of the class described comprising a suitable support, adhesive-applying means mounted thereon, color-ch1p-ap plying means also mounted on said support, a card-carrying platen movable on said support alternatively into position oyer said adhesive-applying means or over said colorchip-applying means, intermittently operating devicesassociated with said adhesiveapplyingmeans and said color-chlp-applying means, respectively, for operating the same, and devices controlled by the movementof said platen for effecting theuintermittent operation ofsaid devices.

17. 'A machine of the class'described comprising a suitable support, a receptacle mounted thereon adapted to contain an adhesive liquid, a card-carryingplaten movable on said support into and out of position over said receptacle, means operable to apply adhesive from said receptacle toa card on saidplaten, and means actuated by .movement of said platen into position over said receptacle for eiiecting the operation of said adhesive-applying means.

18. A machine of the class described comprising .a suitable support, a receptacle mountedthereon adapted to contain an adhesive :liquid, a card-carrying platen movable on said support into and-out of position over said receptacle, vertically reciprocating meansoperable to apply adhesive from said receptacle toa card .on said platen, and means actuated by. movement of saidplaten into position (over said receptaclefor effecting the operation of said adhesive-applying means.

19. A machine of the class describedcomprising a suitable support, a receptacle mounted thereon adapted to contain an adhesive liquid, a platen movable on said support into and out of position over said re-.

ceptacle and adapted to supporta plurality of cards, vertically reciprocating means operable to apply adhesive from saidreceptacle to the outermost card onsaid platen,

said means being adjustable to 1 compensate for variation in the number of cards carried by said platen, and means actuated by move-.

ment of said platen into positionover said receptacle for effecting the operation ofsaid adhesive-applying means.

20. A machine of the class-described. comprising a suitable support, a receptacle mounted thereonadapted to contain an.adhesive liquid, a card-carrying platen movable on said support into and out ofposition over i said receptacle, a: pad-carrying member mounted to reciprocate vertically in said i'e-. ceptacle, a plurality'of pads carried by said member, a rotatable shaft,.means connecting said member with said shaft. and operating by the rotation thereof to reciprocate :said member, intermittently operating: clutch mechanism for rotating said shaft, and

means actuated by movement of said platen.

by the rotation thereof to reciprocate said member, intermittently operating clutch mechanism for rotating said shaft, means actuated by movement of said platen into position over said receptacle for operating said clutch mechanism to effect the rotation of said shaft, and means for adjusting the normal position of said member to compensate for variation in the number of cards carried by said platen.

22. A machine of the class described comprising a suitable support, a receptacle mounted thereon adapted to contain an adhesive liquid, a card-carrying platen movable on said support into and out of position over said receptacle, a pad-carrying member mounted to reciprocate vertically in said receptacle, a plurality of pads carried by said member, a rotatable shaft, plunger bars connected with the end portions of said member, blocks connected with said plunger bars, thrust blocks pivotally connected with said blocks, a pair of rods telescopically connected with each of said thrust blocks and opera tively connected with said shaft, springs interposed between said rods and said thrust blocks, and intermittently operating means actuated by movement of said platen into position over said receptacle for effecting the rotation of said shaft.

23. A machine ofthe class described comprising a suitable support, a color chip holder mounted thereon, a. vertically reciprocating plunger associated with said chip holder and operable to move the chips carried thereby upwardly, a card-carrying platen movable on said support into and out of position over said chip holder, and means actuated by movement of said platen into such position for effecting the operation of said plunger to move a color chip into engagement with acard carried by said platen.

24. A machine of the class described comprising a suitable support, a color chip holder mounted thereon, a vertically reciprocating plunger associated with said chip holder and operable to move the chips carried thereby upwardly, a card-carrying platen movable on said support into and out of position over said chip holder, interm ttently operating mechanism for moving said plunger to apply a chip to a card carried by said platen, and means actuated by movement of said platen into position over said chip holder for effecting the operation of said intermittently operating mechanism.

25. A machine of the class described comprising a suitable support, a color chip holder mounted thereon, a vertically reciprocating plunger associated with said chip holder and operable to move the chips carried thereby upwardly, a card-carrying platen movable on said support into and out of position over said chip holder, and intermittently operating mechanism for moving said plunger to apply achip to a card carried by said platen, said mechanism being adjustable to compensate for the consumption of chips.

26. A machine of the class described comprising a suitable support, a color chip holder mounted thereon, a vertically reciprocating plunger associated with said chip holder and operable to move the chips carried there'- by upwardly, a card-carryiing platen movable on said support into and out of position over said chip holder, intermittently operating mechanism for moving said plungerto apply a chip to'acard carried by said platen,-

vertically adjustable means interposed between said plunger and said intermittently operating mechanism for supporting said plunger in its normal position, and means actuated by movement of said platen into position over said chip holder for effecting the operation of said intermittently operating mechanism.

27. Acmachine of the class described comprising a suitable support, a color chip holder mounted thereon, a vertically reciprocating plunger associated with said chip holder and operable to move the chips carried thereby upwardly, a card-carrying platen movable on said support into and out of position over said chip holder, an intermittently actuated plunger for moving said first mentioned plunger vertically, Vertically adjustable means interposed between said plungers for supporting said first mentioned plunger in its normal position, and means actuated by movement of said platen into position over said chip holder for effecting the operation of said intermittently actuated plunger.

28. A machine of the class described comprising a suitable support, a color chip holder mounted thereon, a vertically reciprocat ing plunger associated with said chip holder and operable to move the chips carried there by upwardly, a card-carrying platen movable on said support into and out of position over said chip holder, an intermittently actuated plunger for moving said first mentioned plunger vertically, Vertically adjustable means interposed between said plungers for supporting said first mentioned plunger in its normal position, means for varying vertically the normal position of said intermittently actuated plunger, and means actuated by movement of said platen into position over said chip holder for effecting the operation of said intermittently actuated plunger.

29. A machine of the class described c0mprising a suitable support, vertically movameans and with said chip-applying ,mea-ns,

respectively, for actuating the same, each of said mechanisms comprising a constantly rotating clutchmember and anormally sta tionary clutch member adapted to co-act therewith, a lever and Connections mounted on said support and adapted by its move 'ment in one direction to efi'ect the connection of said clutch members associated With said nism associated with said chip-applying;

means said levers bein arran 'ed to be actuated alternatively by movement of said platen into position over said adhesive-applying means orinto posltionover said chip-applying vmeans.

DAVID A. URIE. 

